In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Max Fishko, director of the Seattle Art Fair, joins us to preview this year's edition of the fair which is occurring on August 4th-7th. First, Max describes the Seattle art scene to us as well as the collecting community there. Then, he reveals Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's motivation for establishing the Seattle Art Fair last year and his involvement in the fair. Also, Max shares his thoughts on the different ways in which galleries are attem...
Jul 26, 2016•8 min
In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re here with Ayal Brenner, founding member and director of Artist Pension Trust, to discuss the trust’s first distribution since its establishment in 2004. First, Ayal explains the concept of Artist Pension Trust as a risk diversification tool to provide more secure income to artists. Then, Ayal identifies some of the most prominent artists who participate in Artist Pension Trust, including Rashid Johnson, Ivan Navarro and three former Turner P...
Jul 18, 2016•15 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Dr Alireza Sami Azar, a former head of Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Art and head of Tehran Auction, launched in 2012 as a private initiative to introduce Iranian art to art collectors and a global audience. First, Alireza talks about the establishment of Tehran Auction and how it has helped develop a domestic art market in Iran. Then, Alireza speculates to what extent the lifting of sanctions on Iran will lead to more internatio...
Jul 07, 2016•16 min
In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Nate Freeman, senior staff writer at ARTnews, joins us to discuss how Brexit may impact the art market and to recap Art Basel. First, Nate shares his thoughts on to what extent Brexit may influence the art market in both the short-term and long-term. Then, Nate relays his interactions with several mega-galleries at Art Basel regarding the mood of the art market and how the fair went for them. Also, he identifies some of the most talked about artwo...
Jun 28, 2016•18 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Simon de Pury, a London-based art dealer and adviser, author of the new book The Auctioneer: Adventures in the Art Trade and both the former Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe and the former owner and co-founder of Phillips de Pury. First, Simon tells us about his new book and what inspired him to write it at this time. Then, he reflects on the time just before he left Sotheby’s and what prompted him to leave to ultimately establish Philli...
Jun 16, 2016•17 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Robert Manley, formerly the deputy chairman of post-war and contemporary art at Christie’s and who will soon be joining Phillips auction house in a similar capacity, joins us to speak with us about his experiences participating in our ArtTactic Forecaster competition in which participants forecast prices of artworks upcoming at auction. Robert has given 2,650 predictions in the ArtTactic Forecaster game since May 2014 and he recently won the 2015-...
Jun 16, 2016•13 min
In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Jean-Baptiste Fabre, founder of Auction After Sale, an online platform addressing artworks unsold at auction. First, Jean-Baptiste reveals the difficulties established auctions houses have in managing unsold lots. Then, he walks us through Auction After Sale's platform and explains how a visitor can make an offer on an unsold lot. Also, Jean-Baptiste shares how he approached auction houses regarding his business and how they initia...
Jun 09, 2016•14 min
In this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Yan Walther, managing director of SGS Art Services, which offers a wide range of highly technical and analytical services for the art world. First, Yan addresses the reasons behind the increasing numbers of fraudulent artworks on the market and how SGS' technologies protect buyers from acquiring such artworks. Also, he explains why traditional condition reports are inadequate in today's art market. Then, Yan speculates on some of the...
May 20, 2016•15 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Katie Kennedy Perez, founder of Geneva-based Kennedy Fine Art, which provides valuations for art financing companies. First, Katie gives us a sense of the size of the art lending industry in Europe and to what extent it is has grown in the past few years. Then, she reveals if it has become difficult to value art given recent global economic volatility. Also, Katie explains why Europe needs to regulate this area of the market simila...
May 11, 2016•13 min
In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Brenda Valansi, CEO of ArtRio, Brazil's leading art fair, updates us on the Brazilian art scene. First, given the current political conflict as well as the recession in Brazil, Brenda shares with us to what extent these events have impacted the Brazilian art market. Then, Brenda tells us how her personal mission of attempting to reduce Brazil's hefty art import tax is progressing. Also, she speaks about the advantages and disadvantages of having s...
May 05, 2016•12 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Scott Phillips, co-founder and CEO of Rise Art, an online art gallery in which you can buy or rent contemporary art. First, Scott explains why Rise Art has made renting art a significant component of their business model. Then, Scott argues why renting art actually isn’t a new concept in the art world, but is new at a lower price point. Also, Scott gives us a sense as to who is the kind of collector who is choosing to rent over immediately buying ...
Apr 20, 2016•12 min
In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Jessica Paindiris and Gaia Banovich, co-founders of The Clarion List, the leading online directory of art service providers with ratings and reviews. First, Jessica and Gaia explain the concept behind their site and answer if it can be considered Yelp for the art world. Then, they discuss what experiences in their art world careers motivated them to launch this service. Also, they walk us through the features of the website, share ho...
Apr 11, 2016•15 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Liz Hopfan, founder and Executive Director of Free Arts NYC, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing under-served children and families with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs. First, tells us about Free Arts NYC and the current programming they provided to children, teens and families. Then, Liz reveals how some recognizable fine artists have take part in Free Arts NYC’s programming with child...
Apr 05, 2016•13 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Stephen Tanenbaum, co-founder and CEO of UGallery, an art e-commerce platform that connects artists directly with collectors. Launching in 2006, as one of the first art e-commerce websites, Stephen first describes the online art market in 2006 and why he was compelled to be one of the first businesses to enter into it. Then, Stephen compares the online art market in 2006 to the online art market today. Also, he walks us through the experience of a...
Mar 29, 2016•20 min
In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Robert Norton, CEO of Verisart, tells us about his new startup that verifies art authenticity through blockchain technology. First, Robert briefly explains blockchain technology and how Verisart plans to utilize it within the art world. Then, Robert walks us through Verisart's app and how artists, galleries and collectors can use it to confirm ownership and authenticity of an artwork. Also, he explains how Verisart fits into the recent proliferati...
Mar 25, 2016•16 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Jori Finkel, Los Angeles correspondent for The Art Newspaper and a regular contributor to the New York Times, joins us to to chat about the buzzing art scene in LA. First, Jori discusses the trend of galleries expanding into Los Angeles in order to protect their west-coast based artists from joining local galleries or to scoop up LA artists without representation at home. Then, Jori explains why despite the increasing presence of artists and galle...
Mar 16, 2016•14 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Patrick van Maris, CEO of The European Fine Art Fair, better known as TEFAF, joins us to talk about their expansion into New York as well as their upcoming Maastricht fair from March 11th to March 20th. First, Patrick shares with us more details about the fair’s upcoming launch in New York City as well as the motivation behind brining TEFAF to America at this time. Then, Patrick gives a “sales pitch” to listeners of the podcast on how TEFAF differ...
Mar 04, 2016•8 min
In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Marco Forgione, CEO of the British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA), joins us to preview BADA’s Antiques and Fine Art Fair as well as discuss their new online auction platform. First, Marco shares with us the motivation for BADA to launch its own online auction website exclusively for its dealers. Then, Marco elaborates on why the state of the antiques market has strengthened over the past few years. Also, he previews the diversity of objects t...
Feb 28, 2016•11 min
In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Anny Shaw, UK correspondent and art market reporter for The Art Newspaper, joins us to recap last week's post-war and contemporary auctions in London. First, Anny breaks down the sales by the numbers and identifies some of the trends across the auction houses. While there seemed to be varying opinions on the strength of the sales and what they mean for the state of the art market moving forward, Anny shares with us what the mood was like amongst m...
Feb 19, 2016•14 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Meg Maggio, Director of Pekin Fine Arts, a Beijing and Hong Kong based contemporary art gallery. First, Meg addresses to what extent the recently volatile Chinese stock market and economy has impacted the Chinese contemporary art market. Then, she explains, unlike the wave of speculation for young artists that has occurred in the US and European art market, a healthier environment exists in China for young artists at this moment. A...
Feb 09, 2016•25 min
In this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Christopher Bedford, director of The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, updates us on some of the recent activities at the museum. First, Chris shares how he has lead the museum past some of the negative publicity garnered in 2009 when it was announced, but not actually implemented, that Brandeis would close the museum and sell its permanent collection to curtail losses associated with the global financial crisis. Then, he details the incredi...
Feb 03, 2016•17 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by prominent California-based art collector, Dr Robert Shimshak. First, Robert shares his evolution as an art collector, acquiring along the way several works by Ed Ruscha, Sol Lewitt, On Kawara, Bruce Conner and others. Then, he offers advice for new collectors that he wished he had received when he first started collecting. Also, Robert gives his perspective on the current state of the art market and reveals some significant buying ...
Jan 27, 2016•34 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Gavin Delahunty, Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art, joins us to discuss his critically acclaimed exhibition, Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots. First, Gavin reveals to us what inspired him to curate the largest survey of Jackson Pollock’s black paintings ever assembled. Then, he takes us inside the process of locating the artworks around the world and ultimately convincing collectors and institutions to lend ...
Jan 19, 2016•19 min
In this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Stephen McCoubrey, curator for the UBS art collection, and Johan Jervoe, group chief marketing officer at UBS. First, Stephen and Johan discuss UBS' strategy as to what and how they acquire artworks for the corporate collection. Then, they reveal the extent of the relationship between UBS employees and the company's art collection. Also, Stephen and Johan share some of the major benefits of UBS sponsoring Art Basel. Lastly, they expl...
Jan 14, 2016•17 min
In this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Joe Elliot, director of sales and marketing at Artlogic, joins us to talk about some of the technological trends in the art market today. First, Joe tells us how technologically advanced both blue chip and emerging art galleries are at the moment. Then, he explains how galleries presently view the importance of eCommerce as a selling platform. Also, Joe discusses how collectors are benefitting from technological innovation in the art world over th...
Jan 08, 2016•27 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we recap the top stories and trends in the art market from 2015 with Katya Kazakina, art market report for Bloomberg News. First, Katya shares her two top stories of the year, the increased competition between the three major auction houses and the rise of private museums established by top collectors around the world. Then, Katya identifies a diverse group of artists who she believes had the best 2015s including Frank Stella, Lucio Fontana and Kaz...
Dec 28, 2015•30 min
In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Baiqu Gonkar, founder of Art Represent, a commercial platform conceived to promote, sell and exhibit artworks by artists impacted by conflict and social upheaval. First, Baiqu shares how Art Represent aids artists who are affected by conflict. Then, she describes the commonality she witnesses across the artists she has worked with in terms of how their art helped them survive and ultimately flee these conflicts. Also, Baiqu discusses how an art sc...
Dec 20, 2015•12 min
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Kelly Crow, art market reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joins us to share her insights and observations from Art Basel Miami Beach. First, Kelly discusses the recent softening at the top of the art market, in conjunction with the strengthening lower and middle segments of the market. Then, in light of the increasing popularity and volume of art fairs, Kelly explains how galleries are altering their approaches in terms of what type of art they...
Dec 13, 2015•17 min
In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Angus Haldane, director of Haldane Fine Art, joins us to talk about the Old Masters market in light of major Old Masters auctions this week at Christie's, Sotheby's and Bonhams. First, Angus reveals why his expectations are somewhat tempered for the sales this week as well as what is the overall sentiment of the Old Masters market at this moment. Meanwhile, as the average age of an Old Masters collector is greater than Impressionist and Contempora...
Dec 09, 2015•9 min
In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we chat with Kenneth Schlenker, co-founder and CEO of ArtList, a startup online private art sales website. First, Kenneth tells us how they are effectively utilizing Instagram to attract collectors to their site. Then, he explains why he believes a bubble has emerged in the art e-commerce sector of the art market. Also, Kenneth tells us how he feels about ArtList selling artworks by younger, emerging artists. Lastly, Kenneth talks about the challen...
Dec 02, 2015•17 min
